The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-29
THE SECOND INVITATION.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AGAIN M
VTED TO VISIT ST. LOUIS.

A Delegation Headed by Mayor Francis
Waits Upon Him and Tenders the Invi-
tatiou--A Cordial Reception by the Pres
ident--Mayor Francis Address and Presi-
dent Clcvelaud's Reply Of Acceptance.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 26-The st.
Louis people have succeeded in obtaining the
acceptance of President Cleveland of an in
vitation to visit that city during their October
festivities At l2 o'clock Monday the delega-
ton called at the White House and there
were received by the president and presented
their desires, Mayor Francis making the adj
dress He told the president that St Louis
with a united voice had resolved to repeat
the invitation which certain occurrences had
constrained him to once decline, and that the
invitation emanated from the governing peo-
pie, and not from any organization-civil or
military political or religious, The people
of the west would congregate IN vast num-
bers to welcome the chief magistrate The
first week in October had been designated be-
cause at that time the trade pageant, thu
visit OF the yelled prophet, the exposition and
the fair were all in progress, and the yeo-
many of the west could with least detri-
ment to their agricultural interests assemble
to do the president honor. Ii another time
would better suit him, however, his welcome
would be none the less genuine. He closed
by urging the president of the United States
to "honor us with your presence" and the
honest, fearless man who so ably fills his high
office to "come and be our guest"
He then presented the engraved invitation,
which was gotten up in highly artistic style.
The president, in a few appropriate remarks,
complimented the enterprise of ST. Louis, and
declared that what had happened had i'm no
way weakened his desire to visit that city.
He accepted the invitation conditioned on the
stipulation that it should not interfere with
his previous promise to visit Atlanta. This
he had no doubt could be arranged by COR
respondence between a committee of st. Louis
time, and the thing must be done. U
The mayor suggested that the yelled prophet
might be induced to delay his visit until he
could meet the president, and added that it
was not to be forgotten that Mrs. Cleveland
was included in the invitation to which Mr..
Cleveland responded that she was not likely
to permit it to be forgotten. The delegation
then, after extending the invitation to tho
cabinet, Withdrew.
The ST. Louis delegation were so overjoyed
with the result of their visit to the president
that they could not felicitate informally, but
held meeting at Wizards hotel at night,
gathering as early as O'clock, and made
speeches and congratulated themselves until
"a late hour. In the absence of Mayor Francis,
the chairman of the delegation, who, upon
invitation, took dinner with the president
and Mrs. Cleveland at Oakview, John $.
Moffett presided over the meeting. Ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor Campbell and State Sena-
tor George A. Castleman criticised severely
the efforts of Grand Army of the Republic
leaders to prevent the presidents visit to st.
Louis. Mr. Castleman in criticsiug these
efforts, referred to "unprincipled demagogues
who endeavercd to aid themselves by injur-
ing others, but who had only afforded Mis-
souri, another opportunity to extend a hearty
and bipartisan invitation TO worthy chief
magistrate of the nation "
Numerous kilograms were sent by the dele
cation to mayors of cities of Missouri, and to
Others, announcing the unqualified success of
their mission to Washington.
1t begins to look now as though President
Cleveland will start the latter part Of Sep
TENDER for an extended tour in the northwest,
west and south. The Kansas City, Mo-,
delegation arc expected here in q day or two
with an elaborate invitation signed by thou
sands urging the president to be present at
their national agricultural exposition this fall
He will very probably accept this, now that
he has promised to go to ST. Louis, and be-
sides will be- pressed and urged to go as far in
the northwest as Minneapolis. His presence
in these cities is subordinated, as indicated i'm
his response to the ST. Louis linen, to posi-
tive promise to be in Atlanta about the mid.
die of October.
A Delegation from Kansas City. %.